For me, the sketching of dresses was about fantasy and dreams. In my little room at home, I felt that I was somewhere else. In Paris, for instance.

Fashion is instinctive and sensual. Learn to love what you wear. It should feel like eating chocolates...wi thout the calories

If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the more eccentric. I would take risks. The worst thing would be to buy only the little black dress. You know why? Because everyone has it already. I would go with a purple dress, something different

Style is the only thing you can't buy. It's not in a shopping bag, a label, or a price tag. It's something reflected from our soul to the outside world. An emotion.

I think 'modesty' is a beautiful word today - and a beautiful attitude.

I think that if you want to pass emotion, you have to write a letter. Emotions do not pass in SMS or in e-mail.

I think fashion is about longevity and doing your work. It isn't about winning or losing. It's about process, keeping it going.